Dade County Superintendent of Schools Dr. Jan Irons Harris informed the Board of Education of Dade High School’s plan to purchase a 3-D carbon fiber printer during the Board’s June 15 meeting.   The printer, which costs a total of $132,000, has been almost completely paid for with a $47,000 grant from the U.S. Department…

The Dade County Board of Commissioners held a special called meeting on June 18 at the Dade Administrative Building to adopt the new FY2021 budget.   The budget, totaling $11,478,000, was unopposed and adopted unanimously. A brochure from the county website split the budget up to show where the money will be used.   According…

The Dade County High School Class of 2020 will finally receive their diplomas this Friday after months of questions and concerns surrounding the COVID-19 pandemic.    Memphis Poston is the Valedictorian of the 2020 class and is the son of Jeff and Julie Poston. His favorite memory from high school was hanging out with his…

County Executive Ted Rumley reported during the June 18 weekly COVID-19 update that the Lookout Mountain Dam is finally being addressed after safety concerns arose over 15 years ago.   Rumley said in 2004, rain caused heavy flooding at the dam and surrounding areas that received state-wide media attention. The dam was classified as a…

The City of Trenton’s Board of Commissioners announced June 8 that the state of Georgia will receive an abundance of funds via the CARES act that will be split between all cities and counties.   It is unknown at this time how much of the $4.1 billion will be dispersed to both Dade County and…

The Dade County Board of Education approved the demolition of the Davis Elementary Rock Building during a June 8 meeting.   Superintendent of Schools Dr. Jan Harris recommended that Complete Demolition Services be awarded the contract for the demolition of the building, which will cost the board $116,000. All members of the board voted yes…

Over the last two weeks, the City of Trenton reopened Jenkins Park and the swimming pool area to the public after getting the go-ahead from the Georgia government.   Trenton Parks and Recreation Commissioner Terry Powell said the decision was made with the requirement that social distancing guidelines and capacity limits were put in place.…

Davis Elementary School attempted to retrieve a time capsule from the 1930s from inside the walls of the Rock Building, which has still yet to be found.   Junior Woodrow Smith, who has deep family ties in the Davis community, informed the school of the capsule’s location. Smith was told the location of the capsule…

The following list consists of contested offices up for election in Dade County:   Senator District 53: Moore – 2,202| Mullis – 1,139 | Noblitt – 232 (Awaiting results from other counties)   House Representative District 1: Deffenbaugh 1,358 |Cameron 1,177  |Mills – 785 – (Awaiting results from Walker County, possible runoff)   Commission Chairman: Rumley…

The following list consists of only opposed offices up for election in Dade County: Senator District 53: Colton Moore – 1,249 | Jeff Mullis – 746 | Todd Noblitt – 124 Representative District 1: John Deffenbaugh – 806 | Mike Cameron – 666 | Vikki Mills – 527 County Executive: Ted Rumley – 1,323 |…